“Me—Smith” (Illustrated‪)‬

Smith, the title character of this unusual cowboy western is no damn good. He’s not just a good bad guy, who wins your sympathy even while he breaks the law. He’s rotten to the core, and he shows his true colors from the opening chapter, as he shoots an Indian in the back for his blanket. 


"Me—Smith" is a wry, anti-romantic portrayal of cowboys and Indians, set on a ranch in Wyoming owned by the Indian widow of a Scots rancher. Lacking even an ounce of conscience or generosity, Smith hatches a scheme to get the widow’s money by pretending to fall in love with her, all the while putting the moves on a pretty schoolmarm who boards at the ranch...